Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel was 99.2 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
99.2
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
64th
of 169 countries
All-time high
99.8
in 2016
All-time low
89.8
in 1986
Years of data
18
1986–2019

Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Dominican Republic, 1986–2019

0204060801001986200220191986: 89.81991: 92.21996: 95.31999: 97.42000: 97.62002: 97.82006: 95.52007: 97.82010: 97.82011: 98.72012: 98.82013: 98.62014: 98.62015: 99.62016: 99.82017: 99.82018: 99.72019: 99.2

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2019, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Dominican Republic stood at 99.2.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Dominican Republic peaked at 99.8 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 89.8, in 1986.

That places Dominican Republic 64th out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Dominican Republic, 1986 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1986 89.8
1991 92.2 +2.7%
1996 95.3 +3.4%
1999 97.4 +2.2%
2000 97.6 +0.2%
2002 97.8 +0.2%
2006 95.5 -2.4%
2007 97.8 +2.4%
2010 97.8 +0.0%
2011 98.7 +0.9%
2012 98.8 +0.1%
2013 98.6 -0.2%
2014 98.6 +0.0%
2015 99.6 +1.0%
2016 99.8 +0.2%
2017 99.8 +0.0%
2018 99.7 -0.1%
2019 99.2 -0.5%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 99.2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5, 100% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 99.2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 89.8 89.8 89.8 1
1990s 94.97 92.2 97.4 3
2000s 97.17 95.5 97.8 4
2010s 99.06 97.8 99.8 10

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 61 Ecuador 99.4 compare
  2. 62 Cyprus 99.3 compare
  3. 62 Mongolia 99.3 compare
  4. 64 United Arab Emirates 99.2 compare
  5. 64 Norway 99.2 compare
  6. 67 Thailand 99.1 compare
  7. 67 United States of America 99.1 compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Dominican Republic?
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Dominican Republic was 99.2 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 99.8 in 2016.
What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 89.8 in 1986.
How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
Dominican Republic ranks 64th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
169 places, 2,903 data points, 1980–2022
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